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Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 980

Radeon R7 260X vs GeForce GTX 980: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13898 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

4 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13898 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce GTX 980 outperforms the more expensive Radeon R7 260X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce GTX 980 is 346 days newer than the more expensive Radeon R7 260X.

Advantages of AMD Radeon R7 260X

  • Consumes up to 30% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 - 115 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Performs up to 59% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon R7 260X - 54 vs 34 FPS
  • Up to 19% cheaper than Radeon R7 260X - $199.0 vs $246.31
  • Up to 49% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Radeon R7 260X - $3.69 vs $7.24 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon R7 260X - 4 vs 2 GB
This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


FPS

34

62%

Value, $/FPS

$7.24/FPS

50%

Price, $

$246.31

80%

XFX Radeon R7 260X Double Dissipation Core Edition

Buy for $246.31 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13898 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


FPS

54

100%

Value, $/FPS

$3.69/FPS

100%

Price, $

$199

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Gigabyte GV-N980G1 GAMING-4GD G1 Gaming, GeForce GTX 980, 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Graphics Card

Buy for $199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13898 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo
Radeon R7 260X

Desktop • Oct 8th, 2013


Pixel Fillrate

17.6 GPixel/s

22%

Texel Fillrate

61.6 GTexel/s

39%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo
GeForce GTX 980

Desktop • Sep 19th, 2014


Pixel Fillrate

77.82 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

155.6 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon R7 260X Logo

AMD Radeon R7 260X

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Oct 8th, 2013Release Date
Sep 19th, 2014
Volcanic IslandsGenerationGeForce 900
$139
MSRP$549
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortOutputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors2x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2 GBMemory
4 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
128-bitBus256-bit
104 GB/sBandwidth
224.4 GB/s
1100 MHzBase Clock Speed
1127 MHz
Not AvailableBoost Clock Speed1216 MHz
1625 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1753 MHz

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